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<p>SWOYERSVILLE &#8212; Two full-time police officer positions that had gone vacant for several months have now been filled, but the occupants are no strangers to the force.</p><p>Patrolmen Andrew J. Jones and Andrew Labar had been part-time officers prior to being sworn in Monday night said Mayor Chris Concert, who administered the oath of office during the October council meeting as the men&#8217;s families and colleagues looked on.</p><p>Their swearing-in followed a unanimous vote by council to fill the positions at the recommendation of Chief Kyle Castner.</p><p>The department had been down two full-time officers due to the resignation of officer Jeffrey Fox in July, and the retirement of former Chief David Latoski in August, <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/754579/new-chief-in-town-castner-named-to-lead-swoyersville-pd" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">which led to Castner&#8217;s promotion last month</a>.</p><p>In his letter to council, Castner noted that the borough&#8217;s civil service commission had conducted testing and compiled a list of candidates to fill the posts.</p><p>&#8220;I believe that filling these positions with highly qualified officers will increase the quality of service this department can provide to the residents of Swoyersville Borough,&#8221; Castner wrote.</p><p>Concert also praised Jones and Labar for the service they had already rendered to the borough as part-time officers, adding that Swoyersville has &#8220;an amazing department.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Swoyersville Mayor Chris Concert, right, swears in Andrew J. Jones and Andrew Labar as full-time borough police officers during Monday night&#8217;s council meeting. Both had previously worked as part-time officers, the mayor said. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/web1_72237534_2440423709561050_5865916623201763328_n.jpg</photo0><caption0>Swoyersville Mayor Chris Concert, right, swears in Andrew J. Jones and Andrew Labar as full-time borough police officers during Monday night&#8217;s council meeting. Both had previously worked as part-time officers, the mayor said. </caption0><photoCredit0>Roger DuPuis | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Roger DuPuis</p><p>rdupuis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Swoyersville swears in two full-time police officers